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Parasite Drag

 

Ion Theatre

3704 Sixth Avenue
San Diego, CA 92103
619-600-5020
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One of the most overworked formulas in the biz: tragedy reunites a dysfunctional family, revelations ensue, and, buoyed by a new understanding, all vow to heal old scars. But what, asks playwright Mark Roberts, if the revelations are too devastating? What if denial and unknowing had been, if not a boon, at least a stay of execution? Roberts's title sounds like nonsymbiotic cross-dressing but actually refers to excess weight on an airplane's fuselage (and, metaphorically, the burden of an absent father's sins). Director Glenn Paris and Ion Theatre give the drama a tight, unflinching production. John Polak heads the four-person cast (others are Andy Collins, Susan Hammons, and Kim Strassburger) as emotionally clobbered Ronnie, who spouts four-letter words and exudes another one: "hurt."


Worth a try.

July 3 through July 24

When:

  • Thursdays at 8 p.m.
  • Fridays at 8 p.m.
  • Saturdays at 4 p.m.

1/2 price tix available via SD Arts Tix

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